COLE — POV It was already a full night time now and I changed my clothes and put on my combat clothes and facemask and my black cap. I had an unfinished business I needed to finish, I picked my phone and put a call across to Raid and he picked on the first ring at once. “Boss,” he called, alert as always. “In a week’s time, you’re leaving with her for Italy, and I want you to stay with her until I’m done with my business here…” He went silent for a while. I already knew what thoughts were crossing his mind. “Do you mean… the miss?” he asked. I hummed a yes, a low sound in my throat. “What about—” I cut him off, voice flat. “No questions, Raid. Just do as I said.” “…Yes, boss.” “Meet me at the club tonight. We find Romanov this night or nothing. At all costs, we have to find him.

